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Fried Ergot

Lovely ergots make an unusual crisp.

Some of you older readers will remember the delicious and traditional crisps that used to be sold in every Dorset pub. Bits of old hog’s arse deep fried until crisp, maggots and all. Lovely. Well you don’t see that these days, but here’s a curio dating back to the 17th-century Booke of Dorsetshire that I think tastes just as good – fried horse ergots.